A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.
Acting
Farrell's physical panic—literally trapped in frame for 81 minutes.
Direction
Schumacher's split-screen chaos turns Times Square into a cage.
Sound
That voice. Sutherland never seen, always terrifying.
Director
Joel Schumacher
Colin Farrell
Stu Shepard
Kiefer Sutherland
The Caller
Forest Whitaker
Captain Ramey
Radha Mitchell
Kelly Shepard
Katie Holmes
Pamela McFadden
Paula Jai Parker
Felicia
Arian Ash
Corky
Tia Texada
Asia
John Enos III
Leon
Richard T. Jones
Sergeant Cole
Keith Nobbs
Adam
Dell Yount
Pizza Guy
James MacDonald
Negotiator
Josh Pais
Mario
Yorgo Constantine
ESU Commander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 10 days on a $13 million budget. The booth was on a soundstage—Times Square crowds are real footage composited in.
Planned release delayed because the D.C. sniper attacks made 'sniper terrorizes city' feel way too real for 2002 audiences.
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